Being a Christian ally to Muslims means getting to know them, listening to their needs, becoming friends, speaking out against Islamophobia and standing with them in the face of threatening words and actions. Those were some of the ideas that came out of the sixth and final workshop in the Haydenville Congregational Church series “Understanding Islam and Combating Islamaphobia.” Thirty people attended…

Some wonderful photos from Northampton’s Pride March with many happy and enthusiastic HCC marchers!

Members of the Haydenville Congregational Church are joining the effort to assemble Household Welcome Kits for refugee families arriving in Western Massachusetts. These kits will contain basic kitchen, cleaning, and toiletry items that refugees with few belongings will need to settle into life here. The list of items needed to assemble a kit is listed below. Pick a kit to build or choose…

The church library in the social hall has a special section of books and materials about Islam as part of our effort to understand the teachings of Islam and combat the rise of violence and Islamophobia against our Muslim brothers and sisters. Books include copies of Quarn, guides to the Quarn, books about the Prophet Muhammad and several copies of “The Key…